24-25 Byzantine Empire & Great Schism Flashcard

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What caused Christianity to develop differently in the East & West?

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Distance

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What was the original name of the city now called Istanbul, created as a new capital for the Byzantine Empire by Constantine?

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Constantinople

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What is the name of this Byzantine domed structure that originally served as a church?

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Hagia Sophia

Front

What is Empress Theodora most well known for?

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She fought for more rights for women, including the right of women to own property and land

Front

One reason the Justinian Code was significant was that it

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became the foundation of the modern legal systems of many Western countries

Front

What was one main reason that the Roman Empire struggled to stay one unified kingdom across all of Europe during the third, fourth, and fifth centuries?

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Conflict with the culturally diverse Germanic tribes that refused to submit to Roman political and religious control

Front

What is it called when you ban someone from the church?

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Excommunication

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What is one of the most important contributions of Roman emperor Justinian during his reign?

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The codification of Roman law through the Body of Civil Law, written completely in Latin.

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Under the rule of Justinian, the Byzantine Empire

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expanded to its greatest extent (size)

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What is the term used to describe the split between the Catholic Church of the west and the Eastern Orthodox Church of the Byzantine Empire?

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Schism